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    Tinnitus and our hobby.

    I have recently been diagnosed with tinnitus. Beyond the persistent tone, it is masking my ability to distinguish sound from 11k-15k. It’s possible it could go away over time but there isn’t enough data at this point (related to covid). My ears themselves are working correctly and the...
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    Nagra repair anyone!

    Yes, it’s a T. I live in Seattle. Ki didn’t know of anyone local and if anyone would, I imagine it would be him.
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    Nagra repair anyone!

    It’s funny... I bought the deck from Trew Audio almost 30 years ago. I emailed Trew the other day but didn’t hear back... not surprising with CA being shut down right now. I will try calling them when all of this passes. I would rather try local in the US as I am probably going to sell the...
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    Nagra repair anyone!

    Bottlehead stepped away from doing Nagra repairs. Anyone else in the US doing Nagra repair? I talked with Nagra and they want me to send it to Switzerland. I think the machine just needs a calibration so seems kind of crazy to go through the effort to ship to Switzerland.
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    Head Cleaner

    I used to use 99% alcohol until I was turned on to head red n roll. I clean heads before each listening session.
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    Head Cleaner

    I have been using Head Red and Roll from Precision Motorworks for many years. I just ran out (a bottle lasts a long time) but he has shut down his operation for the time being. What does everyone else use besides isopropyl alcohol?
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    Repair an old GyroDec or replace?

    So the replacement motor was supposed to be delivered sometime late this week or early next... I happen to be looking at the front door camera footage because my wife said some strange person knocked on the front door this AM. Instead of finding him, I find a woman throwing her coat over a box...
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    Repair an old GyroDec or replace?

    I have an old JA Michell Gyrodec with an SME IV arm and Van Den Hul One cartridge that I have had for 20 years. The pabst motor died and the cost to upgrade the table to a current Gyrodec (approx $1500) is making me think about replacing it with a different turntable. Does anyone have opinions...
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    R2R tune up in Seattle?

    Fantastic. I will send you a PM and hopefully we can hook up once you are back.
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    R2R tune up in Seattle?

    Hopefully Ki sees this and will PM me. My ATR now won't play so its become more pressing than just an alignment. I found someone in Portland to service an ATR but its not easy moving the beast around.
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    Dedicated Audio Power Circuit

    I will have to reach out to the electrician to see if he has the meter you are suggesting. I forgot that I had one of those doo-dads that checks for properly wired outlets. I plugged it in to each of the outlets and they are all wired correctly. There aren't any crossed wires either as...
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    Dedicated Audio Power Circuit

    Code here doesn't really allow for a sub-panel to be inside of the living space. I would have had to build a special closet of decent size to put the sub-panel inside the house. There are also limits on how far the sub-panel can be from the main panel and how many turns you can make. I...
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    Dedicated Audio Power Circuit

    #A: The bonds are broken. He says its not code to have them together. #B: They are not. #D: What I meant was that the metal conduit had to be grounded as well in order to meet code. However, its ground does not tie into the subpanel but ties into the main panel.
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    Dedicated Audio Power Circuit

    Yes. They have the orange triangle on them and the instructions indicate its an isolated ground outlet.
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    Dedicated Audio Power Circuit

    1) Buzz goes away when I hook it all up to the same outlet 2) Yes but I disconnected it all as a test. Still there when disconnected (including the catv coax). With just preamp and amp connected, still buzzing. 3)preamp is SS. I have both tube and SS amps (bi-amped) Maggie's. A) Need...
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